Pfcket-fence machine



(No Model.)

B. SMITH.

' PIGKET FENCE MAGHINE.

No. 392,887. Patented Nov. 13, 1888.

I winesses. I l f I post 1? P and clamps T, one clamp T being a scribed below, and pointed out in the claims.

' wires, as heretofore, by twisting.

INITED STATES ED\VARD SMITH, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

PlCKET-FENCE MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,887, dated November 13, 1888.

Application filed August 18, 1888.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD SMITH, a citizen .of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, county of Calhoun, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Picket-Fence Machine, of which the followingis a specifica tion.

This invention relates to that class of machines in which individual devices, which I term wire-twisters, are. employed for each strand of wires in twisting said wires to hold the pickets.

The invention has for its object certain improvements and novel association of parts de- In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2, a plan of a strand of wires and a wire-twister with part removed,showing the end of a picket, said figure being enlarged; Fig. 3, an edge view of the wire-twister enlarged; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, A is a fence-post, to which the strands of wires r are attached at one end, as ordinarily, and a are the pickets secured between the The evener consists of a bar, E, anchored to the windlass F by a flexible connection-such as a chain, b-or other suitable means. The chain bis attached to the bar E at a point above itslongitudinal center. The evener further consists of a short bar, D, centrally attached to the end of the short arm of bar E by a chain, d, or any suitable coupling means. Two of the strands of wires 1 are attached to the ends of the bar D, and the other or third strand is attached to the end of the long arm of bar E. By this means the strain on the strands of wires when the windlass is tightened, and when one strand takes up faster than the-others, is equalized.

The windlasshas bearings between the double adjustably attached to the part Pat one end of the windlass, and a like clamp T (herein bid from view by the clamp shown) is attached in like manner by threaded bolts i to part 1? at the other end of the windlass, Fig. 1. By loosening the bolts z the windlass can be turned, and

by tightening the clamps the windlass is held Serial No. 283,117. (No model.)

loops or staples w x, loosely confining the'wires and holding theman equal or desired space apart.

To thelower end of the standard a is attached one end of the horizontal picket-rest B. This rest is flanged on one or both sides, the latter being here shown,making it T-shaped in crossscction, Fig. 4. During the construction of the fence the pickets rest upon this rest B,and thus make the ends of the pickets line with each other. As the construction progresses, the standard 0 and its base-piece B are moved along from time to time, as required.

The wire-twister 0 consists oftwo plates having handles 6 c, Fig. 3. These plates are attached together by bolts at the corners, leaving a space between them, and on the bolts at two of the corners, or all four, if preferred, are pulleys f,which contact with the. wires, as

in Fig.2 and at the lower side ofFig. 1, in which the twister is shown with one plate removed.

The manner of twisting the wires between the pickets is well understood. A picket, a, is placed in as in Fig. 2; then by taking hold of the handles e the twister is revolved on one of the strands of wires and then on the others in succession. To prevent the wire back of the twister from unduly twisting, the twister is revolved one way'for one picket and the other way for the next.

I should have before stated that one end of the picket-rest B is sustained ,by a clevis, hanger,- or hook, V, detachably caught over the lower wire, Fig. 1.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination of the anchor-post, the evener, the wire-twisters consisting of two solid plates with space between and corner rollers in said space, said twisters provided with the short center handles at right angles IOO to the plates, the vertical bar having the loops, the base-bar attached to and supported at one end by the vertical bar, and the hanger at the other end of the base-bar, substantially as set forth.

2. The wire spacer and picket-rest consisting of the vertical bar having the loops, the horizontal bar laterally flanged, the lower end of the former bar being attached to and supporting the end of the latter-named bar, and the hook or hanger, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of suitable end anchors for the wires, the wire-twisters, the vertical bar having loops loosely confining the Wires,

the laterally-flanged basebar for supporting t5 set forth. 2o

' In testimony of the foregoing Ihave hereunto subscribed my name in presence of two wltnesses.

EDWARD SMITH.

Witnesses:

EUGENE Soon, E. D. OHAsE. 

